Climate Change

During Uncle Paul Kabai's lifetime he has seen the seasons change on his home island of Saibai, an outer island of Zenadth Kes (the Torres Strait). Uncle Paul and Uncle Pabai Pabai are so afraid for the future of their ancestral homelands that in 2021 they launched Federal Court action…

Forests are falling dangerously behind in the race against climate change. A new study reveals that tree populations typically need 100 to 200 years to respond to warming—far too slow for today’s rapid shifts. Ancient pollen records and spectral analysis show that while the climate races ahead...Read More

Pink Lake, Hutt Lagoon, Western Australia, 2020. Some of Western Australia's pink lakes are starting to turn blue. Tiny extremophiles give the salty lakes their rosy hue, but over-mining and climate change are threatening their existence. Beside the ochre-colored gorges and turquoise coastlines of Western Australia lies a surprising hue:…

When we think of climate change, we often picture melting ice caps, rising sea levels, or massive forest fires. However, this emergency rears its ugly head in clinical settings as well -- by worsening cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses, accelerating infectious disease spread, exacerbating food insecurity, and more. The climate crisis…

Watch CBS News Examining the role of climate change in deadly Texas floods Climate change likely played a role in the deadly Texas floods that have killed over 120 people, according to Texas A&M climatologist Jay Banner. CBS News' Jason Allen and Darren Peck have more. View CBS News In…

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and BPR , a public radio station serving western North Carolina. It’s firefly season in the Blue Ridge.  As the sun goes down, they begin to blink and glow along the water, in the trees, and across open fields. Some…

Wealthy nations risk undermining the loss and damage fund’s plan to deliver $250 million in aid next year to climate-vulnerable countries hit by extreme weather, board members from developing nations said this week. While rich nations have pledged $789 million, they have only transferred $348 million so far to the…

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Many conservationists dedicated to protecting the endangered Andean cat have never seen one in the wild, with the species known to science by just a few photos until the late 1990s. And it took Juan Reppucci, leader of the Andean Cat Alliance’s In the Field 24/7 program...Read More

GHANAIAN international model and passionate environmental advocate, Victoria Michaels, is urgently calling on beauty brands and fashion entrepreneurs to abandon harmful practices and embrace environmentally responsible alternatives. The time for change is now, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Victoria warned that climate change was not a distant threat; it…